Telephone system



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Patented Feb. 26, 1929.

UNITED STATES EDWARD A. REAP, OF OILTON, OKLAHOMA.

TELEPHONE SYSTEM.

Application filed August 6, 1926. Serial No. 127,651.

vide a radio circuit to be installed and con.

trolled by the telephone company so that a subscriber may receive a telephone program or may use the telephone circuit for conversation at will.

A further object of the invention is to provide means whereby the operator employed at the central station may connect a subscriber with a circuit over which a radio concert is being sent, or with another telephone circuit.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawingr The figure illustrates a diagrammatic view illustrating telephone circuits and a radio circuit for a part of the system.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the reference character 5 designates the switch board of the usual telephone system which is provided with the usual calling plugs 6 and answering plugs 7 that are to be positioned in the jacks forming a part of the switch board for carrying on a telephone conversation, between parties.

Switch members 8, 9 and 10 are provided for the usual and well known purpose, the

member 10 however controlling the circuit to the radio loud speaker which in the present showing is indicated at 11 and which is to be positioned in the subscribers home.

The usual telephone circuit embodies wires 11 and 12 which are connected with the jack 13 in which the plug 14: connected with the wires 14 of the radio output circuit, to dethe arms 15 of the jack to which the plug 16 is connected when it is desired to connect the loud speaker with the radio system, it being understood however that the jack of which the arms 15 form a part is located in the home of the subscriber so that the subscriber may, at will, connect or disconnect the loud speaker from the radio system to use the telephone system.

The reference character 17 indicates the usual receiver arm which operates in the usual manner, to the end that when the receiver is removed from the arm, the arm will move upwardly completing a circuit between the wires 18 and 19 of the telephone system so that the telephone system maybe employed for carrying on a .conversation between parties, it being understood that before removing the telephone receiver, the plug 16 must be removed.

It will be obvious that the wires 20 and 21, 22 and 23 are in circuit with the wires 11' and 12 to the end that the call bells of the telephone system may be operated to notify a subscriber that a party is calling over the telephone wires.

The reference character 24 indicates the usual electric light wire supplied with a socket, so that electric energy equal to that of a (B) battery may be supplied to the loud speaker of the instrument, through the wire-25. 7

From the foregoing it will be obvious that due tothis construction, a person may, by notifying the operator at the central station, direct the operator to position the radio service plug, or plug connected with the radio system in the radio jack, and the subscriber may'listen to a radio concert passed to the loud speaker 11, through the wires connected therewith. v

It might be further stated that itis contem lated to have a suitable radio apparatus in OlI'Clllt. with the wires of the radio system so that concerts from predetermined stations may be'passed over the wires of the radio system. V I claim:

In a telephone system, wires embodying a telephone circuit, a telephone in the telephone speaker and adapted to be connected With the telephone circuit through the last mentioned jack switch to direct audio frequency current to the loud speaker.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afiixed my signature.

EDWARD A. REAP 

